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Biopython 1.51 beta released
A beta release for Biopython 1.51 is now available for download and testing. In the two months since Biopython 1.50 was released, we have introduced support for writing features in GenBank files using Bio.SeqIO, extended SeqIO's support for the FASTQ format to include files created by Illumina 1.3+, and added a ...

Clever tricks with NCBI Entrez EInfo (& Biopython)
Constructing complicated NCBI Entrez searches can be tricky, but it turns out one of the Entrez Programming Utilities called Entrez EInfo can help. For example, suppose you want to search for mitochondrial genomes from a given taxa - either just in the Entrez web interface, for use in a script with ...
BOSC Schedule Posted
The BOSC 2009 schedule of speakers with links to abstracts has been posted at http://www.open-bio.org/wiki/BOSC_2009_Schedule.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-17
BOSC Update: Ruttenberg, Hanmer confirmed as Keynotes, Early Registration Deadline Friday: Alan Ruttenberg of Sc.. http://tinyurl.com/p3wy9a # Powered by Twitter Tools.
BOSC Update: Ruttenberg, Hanmer confirmed as Keynotes, Early Registration Deadline Friday
Alan Ruttenberg of Science Commons and Robert Hanmer of the Hillside Group have been confirmed as Keynote Speakers for BOSC 2009.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10
Dropping Python 2.3 Support: As announced here, any last minute requests to postpone dropping support for Python.. http://tinyurl.com/daypom # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Dropping Python 2.3 Support
As announced here, any last minute requests to postpone dropping support for Python 2.3 from the next release of Biopython must be posted to the main Biopython mailing list no later than Friday, May 8.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-03
Biopython projects chosen for Google Summer of Code: Congratulations to Nick Matzke and Eric Talevich who have h.. http://tinyurl.com/cx9f34 # Introducing (and expanding) the Biopython Cookbook: Hi all, You may have noticed we?re trying out using th.. http://tinyurl.com/c7ef6h # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Introducing (and expanding) the Biopython Cookbook
Hi all, You may have noticed we're trying out using the wiki for Biopython cookbook entries. It's a new idea so at the moment there are only a few 'recipes' on offer. If you have some tricks you find yourself using time and again to solve a problem why not ...
Biopython projects chosen for Google Summer of Code
Congratulations to Nick Matzke and Eric Talevich who have had Biopython projects accepted for this year's Google Summer of Code. Both projects were accepted as part of The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center's (NESCent) involvement as a mentoring organisation with the program. Nick will spend his summer working on modules that ...

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Release 1.6 of BioPerl-run, BioPerl-db, BioPerl-network
All, I am proud to announce that the 1.6 release for BioPerl-run, BioPerl- db, and BioPerl-network are now available by direct download and via CPAN. These are designated as 1.006000, with a requirement for BioPerl 1.6 and higher (1.006000). FIXED: 1) Bio::Tools::Run::Primer3 now accepts primer3 or primer3_core as executable ...

BioPerl 1.6 released
Release Pumpkin Chris Fields has announced the release of BioPerl 1.6 - the first stable release in a several years containing many significant improvements and bug fixes. I am proud to announce, on behalf of the BioPerl core developers, that BioPerl 1.6.0 is now available.
BioPerl 1.6 RC4
RC4 is up, we are days away from final release...
BioPerl branched for 1.6, RC1 is up
BioPerl has branched for 1.6 and the RC1 is up for testing as Chris announced.
BioPerl 1.6 preparations
BioPerl is preparing for version 1.6 release in the coming months. As part of this some restructuring and simplification of the packaging is occurring.
Bioperl 1.5.2 Release
I'm proud to announce the final release of Bioperl 1.5.2. Full details are available at http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Release_1.5.2
new Bioperl website
I am pleased to announce the release of a new website for BioPerl. The site is based on the mediawiki software that was developed for the wikipedia project. We intend the site to be a place for community input on documentation and design for the ...
Bioperl 1.5.1
I am pleased to announce the 1.5.1 developer release of Bioperl. Essential links here Core http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-1.5.1.tar.gz http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-1.5.1.zip http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-1.5.1.tar.bz2 Run http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-run-1.5.1.tar.gz http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-run-1.5.1.zip http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-run-1.5.1.tar.bz2 Ext http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-ext-1.5.1.tar.gz http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-ext-1.5.1.zip http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-ext-1.5.1.tar.bz2 MD5 sum http://bioperl.org/DIST/SIGNATURES.md5 Please see my mailing list postfor more information. I have appended the Change log from Bioperl core compents below 1.5.1 Developer release o Major problem with how Annotations were written out with Bio::Seq is fixed by reverting to old behavior for Bio::Annotation ...
Bioperl 1.5.1 RC4
Release Candidate 4 for bioperl 1.5.1 (Developer release) core, run, and ext packages is available. Several bug fixes went in last week so I've made what I hope to be the last release candidate before 1.5.1 goes out. More Info: http://portal.open-bio.org/pipermail/bioperl-l/2005-October/019904.html Files are here: http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-1.5.1-rc4.tar.gz http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-1.5.1-rc4.zip http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-run-1.5.1-rc4.tar.gz http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-run-1.5.1-rc4.zip http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-ext-1.5.1-rc4.tar.gz http://bioperl.org/DIST/bioperl-ext-1.5.1-rc4.zip
PopGen HOWTO
A PopGen HOWTO added to the website for using the population genetics modules in Bioperl. The PAML HOWTO is in-process of being updated to describe the new functionalilty.

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